Sungai Benut (federal constituency)

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Sungai Benut
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 1999

Sungai Benut was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Benut
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Renggam and Pontian
7th 1986-1990Mohamed Tawfik Ismail BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004
Constituency abolished, split into Simpang Renggam and Pontian

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Sungai BenutBenut
Simpang Renggam

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman30,57875.57
PAS Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood9,88624.43
Total valid votes40,464 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,291
Unreturned ballots89
Turnout41,84472.58
Registered electors
Majority20,692
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman29,45079.66
S46 Hassan Md. Ali7,51920.34
Total valid votes36,969 100.00
Total rejected ballots2,154
Unreturned ballots301
Turnout39,42474.75
Registered electors
Majority21,931
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman23,31368.06
S46 Mohamed Sadek Mambli10,94331.94
Total valid votes34,256 100.00
Total rejected ballots2,014
Unreturned ballots
Turnout36,27072.24
Registered electors
Majority12,370
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Tawfik Ismail25,48280.72
PAS Abd Hamid Abd Rahim6,08819.28
Total valid votes31,570 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,438
Unreturned ballots
Turnout33,00870.64
Registered electors46,727
Majority19,394
This was a new constituency created.

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